Amazon announced Monday that reality television producer Mark Burnett, who served as MGM's television president for eight years, was leaving the company amid Amazon's efforts to integrate MGM into its own studio operations.
Burnett is best known for introducing "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump to U.S. audiences. In recent years, he has served as chairman of MGM's worldwide television group, overseeing a slate of original programs including "The Voice," "Survivor;" "Shark Tank," and "The Handsmaid's Tale."
The move comes eight months after Amazon purchased MGM for $8.5 billion, a key component of the e-retailing giant's efforts to bulk up its content library for Amazon Prime Video subscribers.
